Twine holder



Aug. 19, 1958 E. J. KILGORE TWINE HOLDER Filed Feb. 9, 1956 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS 2,s4s,r7s TWINE HOLDER E. l. Kilgore, Dayton, Ohio Application February 9, H56, Serial No. 564,399

1 Claim. (Cl. 242-141) This invention relates to a holder designed for holding a roll of paper, ball, cone or spool of cord, wire or the like for convenience in withdrawing or removing lengths of such material without waste.

An important object of the invention is the provision of braking means for contacting the usual tubular core on which the paper, cord or wire are wound, for controlling the withdrawal of the material by limiting rotation of said cone or ball to prevent overrunning of the cone, ball or spool, should the cord or wire be pulled with excessive force.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack or support for supporting the cone, ball or roll of paper, wherein the main portion thereof is formed of a single length of wire material bent in such a way as to provide an upstanding or vertical arm for supporting a cone, ball or spool of cord, wire or the like.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter described and the novel features thereof defined in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a rack, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the rack.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the rack.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the rack.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the rack comprises a length of heavy wire material indicated generally by the reference character 5, the wire material being bent upon itself to provide side bars 6 having their upper ends extended inwardly at 7 and upwardly at 8 with the extremities of the side bars 6 formed into rearwardly extended hooks 9 formed with eyes 10 through which securing screws may be positioned for securing the rack to a supporting surface. It will also be seen that the hooks 9 are so constructed that they may be fitted over a bar or similar support should it be desired to hang the rack in this manner.

The lower ends of the bars 6 extend forwardly at 11 and laterally at 12.

The laterally extended portions 12 of the side bars 6 terminate in upwardly extended bars 13 connected at their upper ends by the rearwardly extended curved section 14 that provides a stop to prevent the roll of paper, cone or spool of cord or'wire positioned thereon, from 2,848,178 Patented Aug. 19, 1958 lee becoming displaced by movement over the upper ends of the bars 13. The bars 13, as better shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing, are spaced substantial distances apart, lending resiliency to the arms 13 which provide a support for the roll of paper, spool or ball of cord positioned thereover.

Secured to the upwardly extended bars 13 is a substantially U-shaped brake rod 15 which is constructed of yieldable wire material, the extremities thereof being curved inwardly at 16. As better shown by Fig. 3 of the of the drawing, the brake rod 15 extends at oblique angles with respect to the bars 13 so that when a paper tube, cone or ball of string is positioned over the upwardly extended bars 13, the curved ends 16 of the brake rod 15 will frictionally contact the tube on which the roll of paper is wound, or the interior of the cone or spool on which the cord is wound, thereby setting up a binding action which will control the rotation of the roll of paper, cone or ball of cord supported on the bars 13, should the paper, or cord be pulled with such force as to cause overrunning of the paper tube, cone or ball of cord under normal conditions.

The brake rod 15 is secured to the upwardly extended bars 13, by means of rivets 17 that extend through openings in the rod 15, and bars 13, as better shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a rack on which a roll of paper may be supported, so that the paper may be conveniently unrolled for use. It will also be seen that cord or wire in cone or ball form may be positioned over the supporting bars 13 to hold the cone or ball in proper position for removal of the cord without waste.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

An article supporting rack of the character described comprised of a single length of wire bent upon itself to form side bars having their ends extended inwardly and upwardly, with their extremities bent to form rearwardly extending hooks, terminating in eyes at their lower extremities, the lower ends of said side bars being bent to form forwardly and laterally extending portions, said laterally extending portions terminating in spaced apart upwardly extending supporting bars, a rearwardly extending integral curved section of said wire connecting the upper ends of said supporting bars, and a braking member comprising a substantially U-shaped resilient member having its bight fixedly secured to said supporting bars at aligned points adjacent the top thereof, the legs of said U-shaped member extending obliquely downwardly from the top of said supporting bars resiliently to engage the article supported by said rack.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,215,410 Salter Sept. 17, 1940 2,236,020 Thorpe Mar. 25, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS 20,055 Great Britain of 1910 

